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Extending Psychotherapeutic Strategies to People With Disabilities
Author(s) -
McDOWELL WILLIAM A.,
BILLS GEORGE F.,
EATON MARC W.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1989.tb01347.x
Subject(s) - cognitive reframing , metaphor , wright , situational ethics , psychology , psychotherapist , flexibility (engineering) , psychological intervention , social psychology , psychiatry , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , programming language
In the last decade mind‐body strategies have evolved to extend possible counseling approaches to persons with disabilities. Using Beatrice A. Wright's principles of attention to individual needs, respect for situational complexities, and flexibility, the authors reflect on the work of Milton H. Erickson, from which modern mind‐body counseling interventions can be traced. Included are strategies to develop rapport, the therapeutic use of imagery, reframing and other paradoxical techniques, and the use of metaphor in counseling with people with disabilities.